I just missed the Muni train, the L Taraval, the one that takes me home to the Outer Sunset. Or is it called Parkside now? Who knows? The point is that I'm on my way home and have a minute to blog about the Suburbs of San Francisco.
The house I'm renting is nice. It has a yard, a garage, and even an extra room on the ground floor. This would be ideal if I had time to indulge in extracurricular activities, but in reality, I don't.
When I get home tonight I'm going to be handed a 6 month old baby boy and my 2 year old is going to want me to chase him around. We're definitely loud, and that's why we're renting a house. Apartment neighbors don't take too kindly to families and parents with active children.
I wonder, is San Francisco the place to raise a family? I'm away from the house most of the day, so the kids are left alone with their mom in a nice big house with empty, residential streets. Is this the right thing for them? If we live in "the city," shouldn't we rent/own in a denser neighborhood with more cultural attractions? This is the eternal conundrum I'm faced with as I commute back and forth to work every day.
I mean, it's not all bad. When we lived on Post Street our drama was almost unbearable (for the full details, check out my former blog, aptonpoststreet.blogspot.com). Now that we're living in the city's suburbs, things are safe, predictable, and unbelievably boring. Is that what parenthood is about? I'm not sure and I oftentimes wish I had friends who could help me understand.
The house I'm renting is nice. It has a yard, a garage, and even an extra room on the ground floor. This would be ideal if I had time to indulge in extracurricular activities, but in reality, I don't.
When I get home tonight I'm going to be handed a 6 month old baby boy and my 2 year old is going to want me to chase him around. We're definitely loud, and that's why we're renting a house. Apartment neighbors don't take too kindly to families and parents with active children.
I wonder, is San Francisco the place to raise a family? I'm away from the house most of the day, so the kids are left alone with their mom in a nice big house with empty, residential streets. Is this the right thing for them? If we live in "the city," shouldn't we rent/own in a denser neighborhood with more cultural attractions? This is the eternal conundrum I'm faced with as I commute back and forth to work every day.
I mean, it's not all bad. When we lived on Post Street our drama was almost unbearable (for the full details, check out my former blog, aptonpoststreet.blogspot.com). Now that we're living in the city's suburbs, things are safe, predictable, and unbelievably boring. Is that what parenthood is about? I'm not sure and I oftentimes wish I had friends who could help me understand.
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